Due April 27 A new Idea for Light - read!
Respond to these questions on turnitin.com under Q of W 2.4
The Portable Light team has dreamed up a number of potential applications for their invention. How do you think Portable Lights could help people in your community or in communities around the world?
Why do you think people don't use more LEDs in their lamps at home?
Visit the Portable Light Project and scroll through the project links- how do you think this can change more than 2 billion people's lives?
For Wed. 4/23- Read Chapter 1 Section 2 4/23 - did Static Electricity Lab in class - turn in (see pg. 96 in book if you were absent)
4/29 - Discussion of electrical energy, cells and batteries - Section 2
HW for 5/1 - Read Ch. 1 Section 3 5/1 Potato Power lab - creating a cell
5/5 Period F/H- Ch. 1 Review - selected questions on Ch. 1 Review yellow sheet to review for Quiz 5/5 - Online Activity - notes on Ch. 1 Section 3
Read Section 4 for homework - Period G-complete review sheet
5/7 Next Quiz- Wed. covering Section 1,2,3
Question of the Week 4.6 - due May 11th on turntin.com
Read the article: Sugar to Power your Cell phone
Do not summarize!! I can read the article myself - respond to it - how will this help in the future? Is this a reasonable solution? Would you be willing to try it even if it costs more, etc. Respond to it as a scientist!
5/7 - Quiz
-Review of Section 4 - Circuits and Drawings
-Complete unanswered questions on review sheet
-H/W: Use online circuit drawing to complete one parallel and one series circuit drawing - print and bring on Sunday Circuit World
-Q of W 4.6 due Sunday
5/11
Check Circuit Drawings - practice measuring with Ammeter and Voltmeter
Review Ohm's Law - resistance, current and voltage
Review before Tuesday lab
Quiz on Circuits on Thursday
5/13 - Circuitry 101- Lab - finish Thursday before quiz
HW: Review for Quiz- Section 4
5/15
Complete Circuitry 101 Lab - turn in or complete for HW as needed and turn in on Monday
Written Quiz on Circuits
Question of the Week 4.7 due 5/18 on turnitin.com Electricity the Spark of Life -
Respond only not summarize
Sample Questions for Response:
Why does David Rees, near the beginning of the article, claim that "electricity is life"?
Why do scientists refer to the chemical impulses in our bodies as electrical "signals"? What do they signal, and how do they do it?
Why do the employees of the Bakken Library and Museum think the museum will help advance medical research?
Why do you think the Frankenstein exhibit is so popular?
Electrical signals inside the human body carry messages to and from the brain. What systems rely on electricity to carry information between people?
5/19 Turn in Circuitry 101 Lab
Magnet Investigation in class- use direction page to be complete and thorough
Read Ch. 2 Section 1 in class explore with Java program on Earth and magnetism
1) Discuss Ch. 2 Section 1
2) Magnet Mystery Investigation - follow instructions given in class
Online Link for Compasses - read and follow directions to make a compass
3) Read through the Introduction to How Compasses Work How Compasses Work Making a Compass
Experiment with your compass and answer the following questions on the same paper as your magnet sketches!
Try bringing a compass near a TV and see what happens. Does it make a difference if the TV is turned off?
What happens if a piece of iron or steel comes close to the compass?
What happens if a strong magnet is moved around the outside of the compass?
Q of W due 5/25 4.8 Light Night Dark Stars
Respond to Article - sample ideas: Which types of light do people need, and which types are optional?
What features of a city influence the amount of stars you can see at night?
What is light pollution and how does it impact our view of the stars?
Why do astronomers try to build telescopes and observatories far away from human civilizations?
Give two examples of how artificial lights affect wildlife.
How do people commonly waste light at night?
What was the goal of "Lights Out San Francisco"?
What steps can a person take to reduce light pollution?
For 5/25
Electromagnets 1) Electromagnets - read through the first 5 links on electromagnets
2) Make the set up on the Magnet Field link - one cell, one switch and a compass, one electromagnet - Record your findings on a piece of paper- with a sketch
3) Read through Ch 2 Section 2
4) Click on the link: Simulation - explain what us happening as you scroll through Faraday's Electromagnetic lab- can be completed and turned in on Tuesday
5) Final quick quiz on Ch. 2 - Thursday
5/27
Complete Electromagnet Simulation from above as needed - using sheet as a guide - turn in work
Electromagnet Challenge
Review sheet pg. 73-76 on section 1 and 2 due Thursday - we will review before the quiz
You are allowed one front side of a paper of notes for the quiz
Review for Quiz on Thurs - can use this:
Read in next text - Ch. 1 Section 1
Due April 27
A new Idea for Light - read!
Respond to these questions on turnitin.com under Q of W 2.4
For Wed. 4/23- Read Chapter 1 Section 2
4/23 - did Static Electricity Lab in class - turn in (see pg. 96 in book if you were absent)
4/29 - Discussion of electrical energy, cells and batteries - Section 2
HW for 5/1 - Read Ch. 1 Section 3
5/1 Potato Power lab - creating a cell
5/5 Period F/H- Ch. 1 Review - selected questions on Ch. 1 Review yellow sheet to review for Quiz
5/5 - Online Activity - notes on Ch. 1 Section 3
Read Section 4 for homework - Period G-complete review sheet
5/7 Next Quiz- Wed. covering Section 1,2,3
Question of the Week 4.6 - due May 11th on turntin.com
Read the article: Sugar to Power your Cell phone
Do not summarize!! I can read the article myself - respond to it - how will this help in the future? Is this a reasonable solution? Would you be willing to try it even if it costs more, etc. Respond to it as a scientist!
5/7 - Quiz
-Review of Section 4 - Circuits and Drawings
-Complete unanswered questions on review sheet
-H/W: Use online circuit drawing to complete one parallel and one series circuit drawing - print and bring on Sunday
Circuit World
-Q of W 4.6 due Sunday
5/11
Check Circuit Drawings - practice measuring with Ammeter and Voltmeter
Review Ohm's Law - resistance, current and voltage
Review before Tuesday lab
Quiz on Circuits on Thursday
5/13 - Circuitry 101- Lab - finish Thursday before quiz
HW: Review for Quiz- Section 45/15
Complete Circuitry 101 Lab - turn in or complete for HW as needed and turn in on Monday
Written Quiz on Circuits
Question of the Week 4.7 due 5/18 on turnitin.com
Electricity the Spark of Life -
Respond only not summarize
Sample Questions for Response:
5/19 Turn in Circuitry 101 Lab
Magnet Investigation in class- use direction page to be complete and thoroughRead Ch. 2 Section 1 in class explore with Java program on Earth and magnetism
5/21
1) Discuss Ch. 2 Section 12) Magnet Mystery Investigation - follow instructions given in class
Online Link for Compasses - read and follow directions to make a compass
3) Read through the Introduction to How Compasses Work
How Compasses Work
Making a Compass
Experiment with your compass and answer the following questions on the same paper as your magnet sketches!
Q of W due 5/25
4.8 Light Night Dark Stars
Respond to Article - sample ideas:
Which types of light do people need, and which types are optional?
For 5/25
Electromagnets1) Electromagnets - read through the first 5 links on electromagnets
2) Make the set up on the Magnet Field link - one cell, one switch and a compass, one electromagnet - Record your findings on a piece of paper- with a sketch
3) Read through Ch 2 Section 2
4) Click on the link: Simulation - explain what us happening as you scroll through Faraday's Electromagnetic lab- can be completed and turned in on Tuesday
5) Final quick quiz on Ch. 2 - Thursday
5/27
Complete Electromagnet Simulation from above as needed - using sheet as a guide - turn in workElectromagnet Challenge
Review sheet pg. 73-76 on section 1 and 2 due Thursday - we will review before the quiz
You are allowed one front side of a paper of notes for the quiz
Review for Quiz on Thurs - can use this:
5/29
Check review sheet
Quia.com review Quia Review
Quiz